This week we’re discussing the podcasts we listen to keep us entertained during down time. With a 60-70 minutes commute each day, podcasts like 1Up Yours (R.I.P.), Pardon the Interruption, and now Rebel FM have become life savers for me.

Jay Woodward, AI Programmer: Rebel FM, the Geekbox, the Gamers With Jobs Conference Call, the Joystiq Podcast, the Rachel Maddow Show, the Non-Prophets, the Official Lost Podcast, the Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe, Real Time with Bill Maher, misc. gaming sessions from RPGMP3.com, Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me, This American Life.

Ryan Salvatore, World Artist: Joystiq Podcast, Stuff You Should Know, Planet Money, Sound Investing, On the Money, and the occasional Penny Arcade podcast. I’m looking for more gaming podcasts, so I’m currently checking out Rebel FM and looking for more.

Fred Zeleny, Game Designer: I don’t generally listen to anything with words when I’m writing, because it throws me off. Surreal comedy at You Look Nice Today, fine mashups at Ramdom Thoughts, news and comedy from the podcast of Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me, and indulging my geekiness with the D&D Podcast.

Brent Krische, QA Tester: I listened to the MKast podcast while Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe was still in development, and I listen to Daizenshuu Ex’s and Major Nelson’s podcasts every-so-often.

John Pisano: I like Well-Told Tales. They’re 15-30 minute stories in the sci-fi, horror or hardboiled genres.

Yikes, Ricky, where have you been for the past few years? Oh yeah. Farming goblins and somesuch.

I’m not so into podcasts. I mean, they take ages just to get to the fricking point – much better to read magazines instead.

“Aaron Mitschelen, QA: Podcasts are teh evil. Give me something I can read thoroughly, skim, or scan â€” I hate listening through drivel for one interesting sentence!”
^^ Listen to this boy. He knows. ^^

Nice interview with Todd. Word to the wise: telephones + podcasts = bad. Sound quality was a bit iffy – couldn’t work out if he was talking like that because he wanted to be understood above the crackle and hiss, or if he was just really sleepy.

The interesting sentence: the ‘dadda’ baby-talk in Fallout 3 is voiced by Todd’s own son. Dawwwwwwwwww.

Baby Toddlet? That would explain why Todd’s sleepy.

This weekend, I’m mostly listening to the tracks I bought from Amazon’s music download service. Why oh why have I never used it before? One click and it’s mine all mine! My only problem – how to stop spending too much money on tracks …